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The Brussels Post, 1977-11-09, Page 29Just a ghostly shape through storm. ..•• •• .••• •••*•••Alf46-;... We Keep Your Path Straight And Narrow Scientific wheel alignment is a specialty at our shop . . . and we do it right, with all modern up-to-date equipment. EXPERT ALIGNMENT TO ALL MAKES OF CARS Brakes Are Important! 11 They Have To Be Reliable Let us check your car's brake sys- tem completely -in time forwinter W e'll install one at the most reasonable rate ... speedily. A "fail safe" car Pat ';brakes" when it must! FREE BRAKE INSPECTION Special Tire Pricps If you have to fix a flat, or shop for complete replacement, Come Wheel 8 Deal. WITH US ! Armstrong Shock Absorbers Super Duty 14.25 ea. Heavy Duty 16 9 5 ea. INSTALLATION FREE LIFETIME GUARANTEE CAR CARE SECTION 98 When storm blocks driving vision it's time to say, 'let there be light' Lights on tell you where and what is ahead. "My pet gripe," said the old-timer, "is against all too many drivers who have developed bad driving and maintenance habits." This old-timer says he found himself trapped on a fine, broad turnpike by a sudden and severe bad weather condition. "I say `trapped' because traffic was heavy and too many motorists were high- balling far above the 55- mile speed limit when the storm broke. "Naturally, I turned on my lights immediately. I wanted the car behind me to realize I was ahead of him, no matter how badly forward vision was impair- ed by the mounting dark- ness and the foglike mist created by the heavy rains. Too many failed "But too many others failed to do likewise (why, I will never know) which meant that freqUently all you saw ahead of you that might be a motor vehicle was a slightly darker shape in the wet gloom. "Meanwhile, if the guy in back of you didn't have some light showing for- ward, you'd have to strain to make sure he wasn't engaged in dangerous tailgating. "It was almost impossi- ble to turn off the turn- pike with any degree of safety — turnoffs were jammed and motorists were speeding by. "Another hazard was cars that had run out of gas or had encountered some mechanical difficulty which forced them to stop at roadside. Then, in a misguided effort to save their batteries, they didn't even show parking lights. Never a breakdown "I've never, during all of my driving in good weather and bad, had to stop because of a mechan- ical breakdown, or being out of gas. "This 100 per cent per- formance, I attribute to the fact that every car I've ever owned has been taken in for a tune-up and a complete check of all safe- ty features at every 10,000 miles that shows, on my odometer. "I got through the 135- )116 drive during a vision dedroying storm Safely, until, off the turnpike and very near my home, I Wag stopped by a red traffic light at the battirri Of a little hill. '`yea, it Was raining heavily and thy lightS, front and back, were still on. Seconds after I stop- ped, the car behind me ran into my rear end. •••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • S S • S • WE HAVE THE RIGHT •.CAR AT THE RIGHT PRICE! '76 OLDSMOBILE 98 Air Cond Fully Powered. 76 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS• SUPREME 2 Door '75 CHEVEILE MALIBU CLASSIC 2 Door 76 OLDSMOBILE 88 Royal Air Cond, Fully Loaded 76 CHEVROLET 2 Door Hardtop 74 CHEVROLET IMPALA Station Wagon COMPLETELY SAFETY CERTIFIED, RECONDITIONED AND READY FOR THE WINTER AHEAD. J.L. McCutcheon Motors Ltd. Brussels 887-6856 [1 Check tires if mercury drops • • • • • • • • ••••••••••••••V•••-•ii • • iiiiie*•44**••••••••••••••••••••.55•S • S • • • • • • • THE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The,Service .Shopf.ot • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • B DY RVICE SHOP Call Collect for. an Appointment . 2 Brussels 4 HOUR tOWING ••••••• 4. ii4ijai,4*.****4.64* El 444 ii***444044-iii Si*. **it